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REACH THE SPOT. ?l?f j|??I?f li?iil To cure an aching back, ;;'r The pains of rheumatisint : v;The ?red-out feelings, * ._ _ -You must reach the spot-get at the cause. . Io. most cases 'tis the kidneys. ; Doau's Kidney Pills are for the kid neys. '. Charles Bierbach, stone contractor, ng at 2025 Chestnut St.. Erie, Pa., says: "For two years I had kidney trouble, and there was such a severe pain through my loins and limbs that I could not stoop or straighten up without great pain, bad difficulty in getting about and was unable to rest at night, aris ing in the morning tired and worn out The kidney secre tions were irregu - ular and deposited a heavy sediment Doctors treated me for rheumatism, but failed to help me. ?X. lost all confidence in medicine, and [began to feel as if life were not worth j living. " Doan's Kidney Pills, however, relieved me so quickly and so thorough ly that I gladly made a statement to that effect for publication. This was in 1S9&, and during the she years which have elapsed I have never known Doan's Kidney Pills to fail. They cured my wife of a severe case of back ache in the same thorough manner." A free trial of this great kidney med icine which cured Mr. Bierbach will be mailed on application to any part of the. United States. Address Foster Milb?rn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For salo by ail druggists; price 50 cents per box. I : Cocoanut Layer Cake-One cup of :BUgar, one cup of flour, one teaspoon ful of baking powder, one tablespoon ful of boiling water, three eggs, one tablespoonful of butter. Beat the yolks of the eggs; cream the butter and sugar; stir ia thc yolks of the eggs; "then the whites, which have been beaten stiff. Add the bolling water, stirring quickly, then add the i'dour in which the baking powder ?has. been mixed. Bake in layers in a quick oven. For the icing use the whites of two eggs apd enough pulverized sugar to spread nicely. Soak the cocoanut in. a little milk before using. Spread tho layers with the icing and then the cocoanut. -Se who advances always has the advantage in life's struggle. So. 15. PITS oorm&nently cured. No lits ornervons* ness atter first day's use of Br. Kline's Great NerveRe3torer.$2trialbottleaudtreati3efre? Dr.E.H. KLINE, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phllft.,Pa The nan who marries fire times in order to convince himself that marriage is a failure ought to he locked up for safe keep ing. For 30c. nnd Xiii? Notice The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., will send free 1 pkg. May 1st Carrot.10c. 1 phg. Earliest Creon Eating Union.....10c. 1 pkg. Peep Of Day Tomato.20c. 1 pkg. Saker's Plash Lieut Patlish.10c. 1 pkg. Long Quick; Quick Itadtah.10c. 1 pkg. Saker's Queen nt All l.'ailish. .10c. Above six rare novelties, the choicest and finest of their kind, have a retail value of 70c. but th?\v are mailed to you frc?;, to gether with Saker's big ca taloc, well worth $100.00 to every wide-awake gar dener, all upon receipt nf hut SOe. in post age and thia notice. fA.C.L.1 Nothing makes a woman so angry as to ask a man for hU candid opinion* of her and get it. Mrs. Winslow's: Sc otb ?ag Syrup iOrehildren teethiner, sortea tho pums.reduces inflamma tion allays pain.cu res wind colic. '2h\ abottle After buying exoe. .?ncc a maa seldom boasts ct his bargain. Piso's Cure is thc best medicine we ever useA for nil affections of throat i?hd births.-Wsr. O. ENDSLKY, Vaubureu-, Ind.. Feb. 10,1203, Too man}' people are anxious to furnish a cause regardless of the effect. Fruit acids will not stain poods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Never judge a man's /eputation for 'trutlmiiuess by what he says when ia love. Statue <>f Pope Leu? Bondi, the Italian sculptor, has. com menced to work on the great' marble statue of the hte poutlff. which will crown a lilli that overlooks Ca rpi neto, Italy, l'ope Leo's birthplace. -rr"1 STATE OF OHIO, CITY or TOLEDO, \ LUCA* Coon-. | . PRANK J, CHENEY make oath that he is senior partner of the firm ot F. J. CHENEY ?fe Co., doing business in tuc City of Toledo, County etd State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay thc sum of ONE HUNDRED HOL LAHS for each and ?very ease of CATABRU tbat cannot bc cored by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FnANjc J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my /-?-. j presence, this 6th day of Decem j SEAL. > ber. A% D., 1S?6. A.W. GLEASON, ' .?"?-' ' Notary JPublic. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly oa the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Send for testimoni?is, tree. P. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take HaU's Family Pills for constipation. Agriculture in Cnntile. Land in Castile is in greater part devoted to the production of wheat, and during planting and harvesting times laborers, especially reapers, aro taken there from Galicia. Senator Bunton, of Kansas, was con victed at St. Louis of having accepted compensation to protect the interests of the Rialto Grain and Securities Com pany before thc Pcstofllce Department. A prominent club woman, Mrs. Dan forth, of. St. Joseph, Mich., tells how she was cured of falling of the womb and its accompanying pains and misery by ."Lydia E. Pmkbam's Vegetable Compound* f "DEAB HHS. PTNKHAM:-Life looks dark indeed when a woman feels that her strength is fading away and she has no hopes of ever I being restored. Such was my feeling a few months ago when I was advised that my poor health was caused by prolapsus or falling of the i womb. The words sounded like a knell to me, I felt that my sun bad set; but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound came to me as . an elixir of life ; it restored the lost forces and built me up until my : good health returned to me. For four months I took the medicine : daily and each dose added health and strength. I am so thankful for the help I obtained through ita use."-HRS. FLOREJ?OB DANFORTH, j: 1007 Miles Ave., St. Joseph, Mich. . A medicine that has restored so many women to health and can produce proof of the fact must be regarded with respect. This is the record of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which cannot be equalled by any other medicine the world has ever pro duced. Here is another ease: "BEAR MHB. PD?KHAM :- For years I was troubled with falling of the womb, irregular and painful menstruation, leucorrhoa, bearing down pains, backache, headache, dizzy and tainting spells, and stomach trouble. "I doctored for about five years but did r not seem to improve. I began the uso of your medicine, and have taken seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, three of Blood Purifier, and also used the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills, and am now enjoying good health, and have gained in flesh. I thank you very much for what you have done fra* me, and heartily recom mend your medicine to all suffering women."-Mis3 EMMA SNYDER, 218 East Center St, Marion, Ohio. ? ?FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO "WOMEN." Women would save time and much sickness if they vould write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice as soon as any distressing symp toms appear. It is free, and has put thousands of women on the right road to recovery. Mrs. Pinkham never violates the confidence thus entrusted to her, and although she publishes thousands of testimonials from 'women who have been benefited by her advice and medicine, 'never in. all her experience has she published such a letter without the full consent, and often by special request of thc writer. i FORFEIT tr we cannot forthwith produce tho original letters and Ftgnrturei of Bli! above teitunoulala, which will prove their absolute conu!a?ic-j. ?lly Lydia E. rinkliara Medicino Co., Lynn, Maw. THERE IS Forty years ago and ofter;, i?ory year* of use on the eastern coast Towers Waterproof Oiled Coots were introduced in the West and were c&iled S?ders ly the pioneers and cowboys. Jhis graphic rame has come into such ornera] use' that it is frequently though wrongfully opplled to many Substitutes. You want the genuine * Look for the ?1^ of the Fish.ond the .wane Tower on the button* ' 1 ?ADZMH.AOCA?DYIUOWtX>~*&'. SOLD 5Y Rr RITE 5 ENTAT IVE TBAOB '&??X THE WORLD OVER.3^ ," A. JTTOWES <O.BOSTOH.MAS5,tt5LA. Devilfish Stops a Mine. A monster devilfish stopped the ope ration of the Treadwell gold mines on Douglas Island, Alaska, last week. Work was interrupted when water ceased to flow through the intake pipe, which extends several hundred feet into the bay. Investigation re vealed the presence of a devilfish in the entrance to the pipe. It i* sup posd that the octopus was caught by the current and could not extricate .imself. A3 soon as the big fish was killed and taken out by a gang of men th?, indians had a great feast on the beach. Amonr- the natives of Alaska th3 octopus is considered a great deli cac3BBtfnd'an?no'is News. Startling Revelations in s Western Court of Justice FOUR MEMBERS FACED TflE CHARGE Judge Orders Entire Panel In Imp or* tant Case Into the Custody of the Sh i r.ii. San Francisco, Spec!ai.~Late Wed nesday afternoon Superior 'Court ??dgo Cook announced from the hench that an attempt had been made to tamper with the jurors.In the Botkin case. He declared that he would discharge the jury tomorrow and l>ogin the trial bf tho case anew-. Acting upon information that four j?rc-rs had been bribed to favor the prisoner, Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, Judge Cook ordered the jury into the custody of the sheriff tittil tomorrow morning when he "will formally dismiss the jury and begin the impanelling of a new one. It i? alleged that beside four jurors who are said to have been in fluenced, ai attempt was made to bribe a fifth on> Mrs> Botkin's attorney made a pain iona tr speech, disclaiming that Mrs. Botkin; or ?ny one connected with her case, was implicated. Ho al so said (f?t h? would not continue with the present jury. The State's at torney concurred In a motion to dis charge the jury. A brief investigation was held by Judge Cook after the jury left the'^oom. Chief of-Police Wittnian' testified that one otthe jurors had followed him to bis office after the noon adjourn ment yesterday and aaid that on the previous evening a stranger had calls:! cn him and said: "We have secured four jurors for the defense* and want a fifth. We will give you- ?50." The juror tola tho chief that ho turn ed down the offer, asserting that "I am no such dirty man. I would not take ?">? nor $3(?,000." Confirmed Bristow. Washington, Special.-The state. nunls made to the McCall investigat ing committee by Chief > Inspector Cochran ot the Postoffice Department were made public Wednesday. Mr. Cochran confirmed the testimony of Mr. Waters before the committee, that the original list of dork hire cases was prepared by Mr. Waters In No cember after the original Bristow re port was written aud before It was j printed. Mr. Cochran had ordered Wa ters to prepare this list on ar. order from Bristow for the purpose of sub stantiating' a statement Mr. Bristow had made in his report that "there were a hundred other such cases involviug Congressmen" other thau the few he had referred to tn his report. Mr. Cochran identified, this original list, which Mr. Bartlett, of the com mittee produced, having retained lt when it waa presented by Mr. Waiers. Mr. Cochran confirmed Mr. Bristow's testimony that he (Bristow) had not seen the list of clerk hire and lease cases that was prepared for the House committee on pcstofilces nnd post roads. L'ves and Property Lost. Detroit Spcial-Five lives have been lost and upwards of $3,000,000 damage has been done to property by the floods during the past, five days. Tuesday night thc indications are that the cu. d ls in sight., though j s conditions'are still very bad at Grand i i: Rapids aun also along the course of j v the Saginaw river. At Grand Rap ids the river has fallen two feet to day, and at Saginaw and Bay City, while no such marked improvement is to be noted, the fact that much nf the ice that blocked the; mouth of the river has gone out ia'taken as a favorable indication. Tonight the ice gorge weut out and the river be gan falling. Race Trouble Quiet. KouBton, Special.-The manager of the lumber mill at Silabee Tuesday night stated that the race trouble at that point had quieted down, most of the negroes having fled when war-like demonstrations were made. They had considerable friction at that point, sev eral white men being robbed and the humes of the negroes fired. The man, Bullock, who was ambushed and shot by negro footpads, died this afternoon of his woifhds. The other two wounded men are getting along well. While a search was made for the negroes who han done the shooting, there wa3 ho attempt to molest the other negro?? outside of closing up a blind tiger. Dismissed From Army. Washington. Special.-The ' record of the casie of Second Lieutenant Jean S. -Oakes.- of the artillery corps, re cently tried by courtmartlal at Fort Monroe. Va., on charges of being ab sent without leave and of conduct un be?-oming an officer and a gentleman har? bean- received at the War Depart? meut for review by '.he Judge Advo cate General Davis pending its sub mission to thc President .for final ac tion. lt is stated that the officer was convicted of the chargea and sen tenced to be dismissed. Conditions Improving. Lancaster, Special.-The jury en trusted with the case of Walter Mc Manus, white, charged with the mur der of John Leech, colored, at the Blackmore mine, In this county, last fall, after deliberating about five hours, brought in a verdict of man slaughter' with a recommendation to mercy. McManus claimed that he shot under apprehension that his life was in danger. He also swore that the negro had cursed him in unendur able terms the day before. McManus escaped from jail shortly after being arrested, and was at large for several months, but Sherltf Hunter located him in Florida and brought him to justbe. Six Chinamen Dsported. Jacksonvile. Special.-Six Chinamen who were ordered depoited by United Stoles Commissioner Archibald last week, hare failed to perfect their ap peal within the time specified, and to dny the commissioner issued to the United States marshal six writs for deportation. The Chinamen will be taken to San Francisco and delivered to the master ef a vessel sailing for China. A Schooner D:?i?b'ed. Beaufort. Special.-The schooner William Churchill, Capt.. Byrnes, lum ber laden, from Georgetown, S. C., bound for New York, encountered a heavy gale and shiftel ber cargo. Part ci the deck load was lost, as- were the jim stays and main chains. The vessel put into Cape -Lookout cove leaking bsdly. She will have to be towed to her destination. The crew is all safe. A E-r-istance b.2.2 been wired for. LOST IN LAND FIGHT Engagement Said to Have Occurred ilonday Disastrous to Russians. St. Petersburg, By Cable.---General Kuropatkin, in his first dispatch to the Emperor from the scene of war, an nounced that offensive land operations had taken place against the Japanese upon the sixth aunivers. ry of the oc cupation of Port Arthur by the Rus sians. There operatiohs took the form if a c?vairy attack Tuesday by six ?.ompauies bf Cossacks, lcd p?rson?lly by General Mishtch?nk? against four squadrons of Japanese cavalry. whicii the general believed to be beyond Chong Ju, but which he found to be In occupation of that town. Despite a cross fire which General Mishtchenko cleverly directed against the enemy, he pays tribute to their te nacity and bravery, the Japanese only ?easing to fire afier a combat which lasted for half an hour. Before the Russians could follow up their advance three squadrons galloped toward the town, of which two succeeded in en tering, while the third was driven back in disorder, men and horses falling. The Cossacks have been endeavoring ?or some days to come in contact with the Japanese patrols, but the latter re fused to combat. This skirmish will lave the effect of encouraging the Rus sians to relaid as much as possible the idvance of the Japanese army. General Kuropatkin's dispatch, re porting General Mishtchenko's opera tions, as published, does not give the olaee of its origin, but lt is presumed ;hat thc commander-in-chief is either it Liao Yang or enroute to > w ?hwaug. Gen. Kuropatkin's report is as foJ ows: 'i have the honor to respectfui y communicate to Your Majesty the ??port of Gen. Mishtchenko, dat?d March 28. at 10 p. m.. which says: " 'For three consecutive days Small mtposts attempted to draw the Japan ?se cavalry in io action, but their pa roi after contact was established, re '?red beyond "Chong Ju (about fifty niles northwest of Ping Yang). " 'Having learned that four aquad ?ofts ot tho enemy were posted five 'crsts beyond Chong Ju, on March 27 ;ix companies marchen toward Kasan, ind on March 28 reached Chong Ju at 0:30 a. m. As:soon as our scouts ap iroacbed the town the enemy opened ire from behind the wall. Two squad ons promptly dismouted and occupied he heights COO yards distant. An en gagement ensued. Tire at BHtmore. Asheville Special-A disastrous fire ?ccurred on teh Biltmore estat? Tues lay morning about 3.30 o'clock, when he mule stables and the residence ot Jert Ha ly bur ton were completely de itroyed, entailing a loss of from ?10i' i00 to $20,000. The origin of the fire s unknown. Tho fire was first dis? avered shortly after three o'clock, nd the si aides were then ablaze. By lard work all th stock in the barns vas gotten out with the exception of wo horses, which were burned to leath. A large number of farming mplcments were housed In the build ?gs. arid th^se, together with a cott iderable amount of feed, vvere also aved. The residence of Mr. Haly turton was situated about three hun Ired yards from the stables, and the ligh winds carried the blaze fto this luilding, which"was soon Ignited; and ras completely destroyed. The house if the keeper of the stables is located ai the opposite* side of the barn from rh?re Mr. tlalyburton's residence tood, and as the wind was blowing ii the opposite direction this building vas damaged. The stables and the evidence that were destroyed this noruiug were comparatively pew, hey having betu built only about two ears ago. and were splendid struc ures. The mule barn was a large nd modern structure and had a ca? lacitiy for the stablnig of from 60 to 5 head of mules or horses. The loss o the estate is covered by insurance, nd the building's will probably be re il a cod in tba near future. LABOR WORLD. Itt Auslrlft a system of factory In spection was created by law twenty roars ago. in 1SS.1. A deputation of the Canadian' Or? 1er of Railway Clerks'has petitioned Toi' an increase in wases. A strike of cigar makers in Venice threatens lo develop into a general ?trike in tins trade throughout Italy. Electrical workers of Wilkesbarre. Pa., have decided io ask for an oight tiour work day. beginning April L Wages of women workers in Canada tiave increased in recent years from twenty-five" to ii rt v por cent, moro than ?nen. . . Wag.s of coal miners in Canada aro three to four times as high as in Bel gium, where not more than $1 a day is paid. Steps '?ave been taken looking to thc formation of a strong organization of stationary engineers at Montreal, Canada. Chinese. laborers in British Colum bia canneries have formed a union and demand ?40 and $50 and board in stead of $10. The Oakland (CaL.i Butchers' Union contemplates going into the wholesale business, if locbed-out members are not reinstated. William S. Waudby. of Rochester, X. Y., is backed by 2.000,000 wage workers for United States Commis sioner of Labor. In thc coal mining industry in Eng land the average time worked in 1003 was 5.00 days per week,-the lowest proportion since 1800. Collieries iu Lancashire, England, arc still on short lime, most of them not running more than four and a half to live days a week. Miners in South Wales have re solved to contribute one penny per member per lunar month toward a parliamentary representation fund. Woman's Work In Korea. As there are no labor saving ma :hines in Korea, women's work is done ay the crudest methods possible, from hulling rice with a heavy wood or tone pestle to washing clothes by beating them In the streams and iron ing them with sticks. In order to iron the clothes must be always ripped ipart and wrapped around a wooden roller while damp; they are then beaten by either, one or twx? women, lt is surprlssiug to see the gloss on the white calico and the sheen upon the linen produced by this method of IroniDg; lt, surpasses the dressing an? sees in this country on newly bought, linen. Since the people dress exclusively in white, the woman's day -and often much of the night, too 'j spent in washing, ironing, and sew ing-St. James' Gazette. The average cost for three years' insurance per $1,000 in the Steuben County Patrons5 Fire Insurance Asso ciation was $5.50. iJiinjHi Bgggg ii .kum CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Gorman L'?ea Plain Language About Toe Administration, Senate? The Senate Wednesday began consid eration of the postoffice appropriation bill and it was the signal for a revival of the Democratic demand for an in vestigation into the charges of corrup tion ia tii? Postbffice Department; The debate was Initiated by Mr; Gor man, who spoke for almost two hours In criticism bf the course of the Re publican party in the Senate In refus ing an inquiry. Mr. Gorman referred td the hasty consideration and report of the bill and asserted that there bad been persistent denial of the investi gation of the affairs of the Postoffice Department. He urged that it was not yet too late to take steps to prevent "further robbery'- and thievery in the Department. "It is said," he went on, '"that Con gress must adjourn speedily; that from ene source a request amounting to or ders has gone out; that It Is inconven ient for ene branch of tho government to have Congress on its hands; that if there ls delay there are likely to he disagreeable inferences from what has already been developed. "We have reached* a rime when thera is much preaching of honesty and high mindedness, but corruption bubbles out. It came like a fog, and has not yet lifted and we cannot tell whether all the information is yet out" tor. Gorman referred to the charges made by the Postoffice Department, saying he believed they had been made for the purpose of diverting attention from the guilty ones who had filched money from the Treasury .and abused their trusts. As for himself he was of the opinion that the members had net gone more in the matter than their public duties required. Mr. Gorman called attention to the habit of criti I ciBing men engaged In executive work and he concluded that this criticism grew, out of a well-directed effort to build up a one-man, Czar-like govern ment. ' "So far, indeed, had this pla? pro gressed that legislation has come to be practically a farce, all important measures being dictated by the execu tive. It was coming to be that only an executive order was necessary to get an appropriation. The result*is that Congress becomes a mere recording body. "We are told." he continued, "that having approved the plans of the ex ecutive we must adjourn and go home because of the fear o' damaging dis closures;. The 'fear is so great that we are iq be sent away and not to be al lowed to do anything." He. then referred to some of the pending legislation and included iii the list Mr. Foraker'a bill for the amend ment to the anti-trust law regard ing transportation. He referred to At torney General Knox's statement re garding this hill, saying that it was not a department measure. "Think of lt," .said Mr. Gorman. "Notice Is given to Congress that nothing should be done in the way of legislation without con sulting the administration." The. American people do not want one-man control, Mr. Gorman contend ed. He hoped that such action would be taken as would prevent one-man control in the next four years, whoso ever, might fill the White House. " Mr. Gorman closed with the declara tion cf the conviction that the Post office Department was ' honey-combed with corruption and inefficiency." Mr. Penrose, chairman of the com mittee on postoffices, said that while TTe'UWftoriginally favored an inveatlga tion.^iie has now reached the conclu sion that none was necessary. Mr. Penrose challenged the accuracy of Mr. Gorman's statement that extra ordinary haste had been exercised by the committe? on postoffices in the pre paration nf the bill. The subject mat ter of the measure had been receiving attention, he said, since last Decem ber. Mr. Lodge sustained Mr. Penrose's Etatement that there had been no un due haste in bringing the postoffice bill, into the Senate. It wat? true that the committee had clone all In its pow er to promote an early adjournment. "The party in power," ho proceed? ed, "has deemed it beat to bring about an early adjournment if it could be done. So far as I am aware there have been no instructions received from any body la any quarter. I was not on this side of the chamber that the expres sion "cuckoo" originated. That word IE chargeable to the Senator from Ala bama and applied to his side of the chamber." It al?o should be brone in mind, he said, that thc charge that a Fresideut has said that he wanted to get Congress oft his hands was to be traced to a Democratic President, and Mr. Gorman had gotten his Presidents mixed. In the House. Substantial progress was made Wednesday by the House, In the con sideration of the sundry civil bill, fifty-one pages being disposed of, leav ing only twenty-one to be read. No amendments of general importance were read. Mr. Bartlett, of Georgia, briefly re plied to the statements of Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts, made last Monday on the negro question. He said Mr Gillett had lectured the South for ter rain alleged outrages and violations of the law. He declared that Massa chusetts was not free from tho charge of disregard of the law, even though that ?tate may claim to be . more re fined than others. He cited an in stance where a mob In Marlon, Mass., In 1902. had tarred and feathered a man and woman, and he said the peri'Ortratcrs of the outrage had been acquitted and marched through the streets as heroes. He read from sta tistics of Massachusetts showing the number of the "disgraceful" marri ages of whites with negroes in the ci tv of Boston. If these facts are true. Mr. Bartlett said, "the teachers of the gentleman from Massachusetts and those who believe as he does, are com in g like chickens, home to roost." He did not believe, ho declared, that the people of Massachusetts enter tained nor re-echoed the sentiments of Mr. Gillett. While the people of Massachusetts may have peculiar no tions as to some things, And may be stern in their convictions, they at least have awakened to believe that the people of the'South are entitled to wor this problem In their own way. "as God shall will it." He add ed these people would work lt out "with the help of our brethren of the North. If we ca nhave lt, but If not, we will work it out without their help. To such as Mr. Gillett, con tinued Mr. Bartlett, "we will say thal your opinion and criticism meet with the calm Indifference of our con tempt/' Kept Away by Fog. London. By Cable.-The Times prints a dispatch from its correspon dent at Wei ai Wei which says: "Have just returned after a 190-mile cruise and I saw nothing of either the Rus sian or the Japanese fleets, though the watch reported flash signalling at about 4 o'clock this morning. 1 was debarred from running close to Port Arthur by a heavy fog and I Imagine that the weather is too thick for toe Japanese to remain close to Port Ar thur, in view of the strength of the Russians in tfusir <orp'do boat de stroyers." .g j '? COMMERCIAL LATlM, r\* Volapuk and Esperanto Already dead . Languages-Wonderful Discovery. The necessity for a universal lan guage has now passed beyond the realm ol discussion. With the rail* roads, the high speed steamers, the telegraph and the telephone bringing human beings closer together every day, it ls outrageous that speech Should still continue to separte them; Let us, therefore, unify ail langaugss. But what language Will the trust of mankind speak? A living language is not to be considered; the national pride of too many h?tions would have td be encountered. Artificial lan guages have no prospect of success; they are too arbitrary. Under the plea of- progress, Esperanto, which superseded Volapuk, is already op posed by the "Neutral Language" and by the "Common Tongue." Dr. Colombo asserts that only a dead language has any chance of suc cess, and that Latin is the most avail able. To begin with, It ?3 not a lan guage that is to be made; it is already constituted; it is taught in all coun tries. Ten million persons can speak It, and, being more synthetic than any other, it is eminently the lan guage of the telegraph. But it is said that Latia is a diffi cult language. Yes, If literary Latin is meant; and that is why the periodi cals printed in that langvage in Leip sic, in Berlin and in Rome have their subscribers only among ihe learned; no, if commercial Latin is- meant. Th*? latter is as simple as anything can be. The sailors, the soldiers, and the merchants of Rome, taught It without difficulty to the barbarians who dwelt along the Seine, the Thames, the Rhine, the Nile and the Euphrates. Tr:. Colombo declares that he has rediscovered commercial Latin in the ruins of Pompeii. It has no deponent verbs; the passive is formed in all cases by means of the auxiliary "sum;." it employs the shortest words; Its grammar is reduced to a minimum, and It has no amphibologies. This kind of Latin Is clearness Itself, and can be mastered in a few lessons by a schoolboy. If it should be adopted as the uni versal language, the weary years wasted over lt by so many mediocre students in tbe higher educational in stitutions will immediately become time usefully employed. Under the auspices of the Linguis tic Union of the Cote d'Azur. Dr. Co lombo, In furtherance of thia now im. portant movement, bas already pub' lisbed a "Manual of Commercial Latin."-Courrier des Etats Unis THESE BIRDS ARE INGENIOUS. Use Spectacle Framen and Clock Springs fer Their Nests. The crows of the orient are said to be far advanced in the art of stealing beyond the crows of this country. The story Is told of a pair of crows at Bom bay that robbed an optician of spec tacle frames, entering his room re peatedly for that purpose! These birds camed off eighty-four spectacle frames of gold, silver and steel, which were so Ingeniously woven together In their nest that it was a veritable work of art. In the Swiss Museum of Natural His tory at. Soleure is a wagtail's nest built entirely of clock springs. Several clockmakers' shops were near, where tho waste lay scattered about the I doors. This the birds had woven with much ingenuity into a nest more than for four Inches across and entirely I comfortable for the little family; Four Dr J wat d Chicago. Special.-Four men were drowned in Lake Calumet hy the cap sizing of their boats while hunting*! ducks. The dead: Tunis Slingerland, j I Abraham Slingerland, Peter Piersna j j and John Brandt. The men were in two j row boats, two men being in each boat, j j A very high wind was blowing over thc \ I lake today, and the water was very ; rough. The men were seen from the snore to rise in their boats and fire at a flock of ducka that passed over them. | Just as they fired their boats went over ? arid all four men were thrown into the water. i Correspondents Held Up. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The cor- j respondent bf The Russky Viedomosti, I writing from Harbin, Manchuria, says he has not been permitted lo proceed to Port Arthur, and adds that he will not be allowed to go to the front from Hart?n until April 2. Ali the corre spondents have hcen expelled from Port Arthur because one of them men tioned in his dispatch important in formation regarding the movements of Russian troops. 1- or all kinds ?ad KI?MS of 5 into tho i.-onHtruction of S liii? i-n-t ?tote dimensions ? (.'Il A KCb', un elegant Bl price on one ot our popula Bonni: Modern Store Fronts. We Vkiaxt) storj :.t moderate SOUTHERN FOU* Cotton Gin Machinery PRATT. MUNGER. WINSHIP. EAGLE. SIMTH. We mane the moit complete Uoo OJ tay toccata in the w?rld. We also maie ENGINES and BOILERS, LINTERS ior OIL MILLS. v. t teU everything needed about a Gettos Gia. Write for Illustrated Catalogue. Birmingham, Ala. John W. Atkinson ?> Co., RICHMOND. VA. J'aint?, Oils, Varnish** &c- T,l!9 .'Standard" Kcady Mixed Hoiud'ahitB._ j A VENERAB1 CURED B'S Paruna is a Catarrhal Tonio Especially Adapted to the Declining Powers of Old Age In old age the mucous membrane be come thickened and partly lose their func tion. This leads to partial loss of hearing, 6inell and taste, as well as digestive dis turbances. ; Permi a corrects all this by its specific ' operation on all the mucous membranes of the bod. One bottie will convince any one. Oner- i used and Peruna becomes a lifelong stand I by with old and young. I' Strong and Vigorous at. the Age of Eighty-eight. Hw. J; is. Parker, Utirn. X. ST., writes: "In June, MM, 1 lost my SCUFC o? hear* nw cn Iii ely. My dearin}! had been soine wnnl impaired icu- several years, but net so much affected but that I could bold conven* with nur friend?; but in June, Jt'Ul. my sense ol hearing left me so that I could hear no pound whatever. 1 -.va* ulpo troubled willi rheumatic pains in my limbs. 1 ruin meitcrd laking Peiunn and um in; hearing is rentorerT as pood as it wa9 prior lo June, 1.901. My rlien-1 ( Thc ?pring ts the best time to treal ct spring. The system ts rejuvenated bys, trines more effective. A short course o4 *>f spriny, iVtU cure old, stubborn casa i ment for years. Everybody sHottldhnvc nn catarrh,. Address The Verana Med Man has succeeded In getting with in | | 238 miles of the North Pole, but o-s ? been kept at more than three ti mea that distance (772 railes), from tho South Pole, Srock and p.uitry ha7e few troubles which are not bowel and liver irregularities; Black Draught Stock and Poultry Medi cine is a bowel and liver remedy for stock. It puts the organs of digestion in a perfect condition. Prominent American breeders and farmers keep their herds and flocks healthy by giving them an occa sional dos? of Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine in their food. Any "stock raiser may buya 25-cent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ally keep Black-Draupbt Stock and Poultry Medicine. If yours does not, send 25 cents for a sample can to the manufacturers, The Chattanooga- Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. Roen ELLE, GA., Jan. SO. 1002. Black-Drought Stock and Poultry Modicine ? the best I ever tried. Our stock looking bad when you sent m; thc medicine and now they are gaiting BO nae. They aro looking 20 nor csnt. better. 8. P. BEOOEINGTON. E FRONTS itore Bulldiopt?. toro Fronts, wr We furnish all material ent?rina - Write us about your propoped build nd style of front nnd we will F jud you, FKKE Of lue PHD: Flan, and quote you an extremely low .r Lf-ia.1, Everlasting {five you all the style of on elegant -ferr York o? cuni. Send tor Catalogue. 1 DR Y CO., Owensboro, Kentucky ADIES! DO YOU SUFFER ;th Monthly Headaches? ike CAPUD1NE for ?Hem. fcc prompt relief is magical A BOTTLE AT ALL DRUGGISTS? SAWMILLS , Our Lat eat In proved Circa j* un ir m i LIAI ia* B?" wu*, with Hega's Universal LogBe?ms,Rectllin ear, Simultaneous Set Works and the Hea oock-Klng Variable Faed Works are unex celled for ?cena A or, SIMPLICITY, D?S? BIL ITT AND i ASS oroPB?ATio5. Write for full degaristlve circulars. Manufaetnred by the SALEM IRON WORKS.WliiBton-Salero.N.C. Biopsy **"R'f Removes all p-celHnf In 8 to ao days ; ?aects a permanent cure ii!30to 6od.?ys. Triattreatment given free. NothinKCun be faire' Write Dr. H. H. Croon's Sont, Socialists. Box n Atlanta. SS, THE PIEDMONT > .> A TEACHERS' UNION J? Furnishes Teachers ?A for Mohooi* and Collete* without coat In any part ot* the TT. 8. Position? are ?ecured for worthy teachers In tiny of the States de vi red. "Many vacancies at present. Corres pondence solicited. Address TK.vf alDBS' ?>10v, 12? 8. Tryon St., Charlotte, X. C. RADIUM "iibooi pilo, yl^icr, (ur .r.i?j; *lio pwiilrtlr curt? curants blood Uttutt tad Cen UTintlBii. Trc*ll.o and Srmpir.ni Mnnk SMI fri?. "T-hysiolana Hone Cure, 1818 Girsrd aT., rklia?a., re RIPA53 TABULES are the best dys pepsia medicino ever nude. A hun dred mllllo:ie ot them bate been ?old Inaslngleycar. Constipation,heart burn, sick headache, dizaines?, bad breath, toro lol oat and every Illness arislne fm rn a disordered etc rn ach are relieved or cured bv Kipans Tab ules. Ono will generally (pre relief TTlr?ln tn-enty minut?e. Th; fi vc cent padtasre ls enough fcrna ordinary occasion. Jdl druggists cou theta. w?^^Thompsfln's Sys Wstsr ina tic pains are all gone. I cannot ?peak too highly of Peruna. and now when S8 years old can say it has invigorated my whole system. I cannot but think, dear Doctor, that you must feel very thankful to the all loving Father that you have been permitted to live, and by your skill be 6ucb i blessing as vou hnve been to suffering humanity."-Rev. J. N. Parker. ? Bishop's Letter. T. H. Lomax, D. D-, Bishop 2nd Dist. A". M. E., of Charlotte, N. C., write*: "] recommend your Peruna to all who ivant a strengthening tonic and a very iffective remedy for al! catarrbal com plaints."-T. H." Lomax. It you do not receive prompt and satisfac ory results from thc une of P?rima, write it once to Dr. Hartmnn, giving a full state ment of your case and be will ce pleased to rive you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Harte'an, President 0/ Die Hartmnn Sanitarium, Columbus, [)bio. tlarrit,. Mature renews lierself every pring weather. This renders med' I' Verana, assisted by the balmy air itf catarrh that have resisted treat a copy of Dr. Hartman's latest book lettie Co., Columbus, Ohio. JOT er nice years ? enflorad with caronia eon pupation and durine tata time 1 bad to take an Injection of warm r>ater once every Si honrj befrrtt i could bave HM action on my bowel?. Happily f iri?d Cwcareta. and today I *m a Trelf maa. purine tue nina yenrs before I naed Cosearcts I uiYercd r.ntold misery with internal piles. Thank? ^ yon l am free from all that thia morntnc Toa ian uso this in behalf of intering hnmanity " B. F. Fi?h?r, Roanoke. II]. ??ie"c.n?' PaIS?nb.Ie* Potent, Taste Good. 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